238 millimeters in meters

Conversion formula
How to convert 238 millimeters to meters?

We know (by definition) that: $1\mathrm{mm}=0.001\mathrm{m}$

We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of meters.

Now, we cross multiply to solve for our unknown $x$:

Conclusion: 238 ⁢ mm = 0.23800000000000002 ⁢ m

Conversion in the opposite direction

The inverse of the conversion factor is that 1 meter is equal to 4.20168067226891 times 238 millimeters.

It can also be expressed as: 238 millimeters is equal to $\frac{1}{\mathrm{4.20168067226891}}$ meters.

Approximation

An approximate numerical result would be: two hundred and thirty-eight millimeters is about zero point two four meters, or alternatively, a meter is about four point two zero times two hundred and thirty-eight millimeters.